Manifolding pad



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vMANIFOLDING PAD Filed Nov. 18, 1924 ATTURNEYS Patented Aug. 13, 1.929.

'WALTER GREIG, OF NIAGARA FALLS, YORK, ASSIGNORYTO AMERICAN SALES` BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, OF TORONTO,

ONTARIO.

MANIFOLDING PAD.

' application inea November 18, 1924. serial No. 750,517.

This invention relates to manifolding delvices and with respect to its more specific .features to a supply pad, or book, f or use .in

manifolding machines, autographic registers and the like. 'l

Ubjectsof the invention are to providea practical device of the character referred to wherein registration ofthe leaves for man1- fold'inscription is improved; wherein the operation of manifolding is facilitatedespecially after partly inscribed leaves are removed from the machine, and wherein the liandling'of a pad having assembledcarbon "coated leaves, without soiling the fingers, is ld much improved.

Other objects of the invention will be in part obvious and will in part appear hereintures, properties, and t after. 4 .i p

The invention accordingly comprises an article of manufacture 1possessing the'feaments which will be exemplified in the article hereinafter described and the scope of the application of which will be indicated inthe claims.v I For afuller understanding of the nature and objects ofthe invention reference f f VReferring` .drawing,

' closely interengaged with those o others so as to provide a plurality Vof sets should be had to the following detailed-de-` scription takenl in connection with the. accompanying drawing, in which -Figure 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view of a portion of the pad, orl book, the strips being spread out for clearer illustra- 'Fig 2 is a top plan view of a length of one of the'strips, certain adhesive spots on the bottom being shown by the dotted areas, and l w Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic perspective view ofthe-pad. .Y

now more specifically to. the ig.' 1 illustrates three record strips, each folded zigzag, the fold lines bewill be seen that the'folds of one 'strifp the of lea-ves 4, 5 and 6, the leaves of each 'sot ,fleeing in superposed manifolding relation to each other and the several sets being in 'superposed contiguous relation to each other, when in pad or book form, as illustr-ated in Fig. 3. One of the leaves of each i' 'manifolding set is embodied. impone ofthe `stri s e relation of; ele.

ing indicated at 1,- 2 and 3' respectively: It

strips, so that such leaves are connected end to end. For instance, all the leaves 4 are inthe same strip, and are connected at the fold lines of the strips.

The invention has specially in View adaptation for the feeding of the associated ONTARIO, GNADA., CORPORATION OF.

strips in a manifolding machine, the stripsA themselves having apertures for cooperation with the` feed 4mechanism of the machine to vpromote accurate registration of the leaves of eachA manifolding set. A type of feeding and re istering mechanism with `which the pad o 'this invention is especiaL ly .adapted tol cooperate is `disclosed in the patent to L.:F. Hagemann, No. 1,456,773,

patented May 29,1923. For the purposei of cooperatingl with said mechanism, the

erein referred to are each provided Wit formregistering apertures,` as at 7 provided 'in each strip, symmetricalwith l8- and 9, preferably two apertures being respect to the central longitudinal line ofthe strip and .to one side of each. fold line, these apertures being also preferably between the successive printed forms 10 in each strip, which forms, as'will bey understood, are `in longitudinal series in each strip. The form registering apertures in each leaf of a manifolding set "of leaves are in the same fixedv relation to the printed forms on these leaves so that when the apertures of these superposed leaves register with each other, the printed forms on these apertured leaves willV also be in registry'V and ready for inscription and accurate manifolding. I

It will be noted -that the manifolding sets are composed'of 'the separate independent strips hereinbefore referred to, there being three separatevstrips illustrated, providing threeleav'es in each set, although a greater number of strips may 13e-.employed The superposed and interfolded arrangement of the stri s tends to restrain the respective leaves 4o 'either of the manifolding sets from relative movement out ofregistering rela' tion, not only when in close su erposed relation in the pad, or book, but w en the strips are drawn from the pad by the action of the feed mechanism lhereinbefore mentioned.

To further promote retention of regislines), one or moreof the strips is caused more or less to adhere to an adjacentstrip. In the embodiment illustrated the adherence is effected. by providing the under face of absolutely to prevent relative sliding movement between the leaves under the pull of I tween those leaves which the feed mechanism of the machine when4 such relative movement is necessary to effect registration., Slight adherence will answer and it is found that the adhering qualities I )ertaining to the usual carbon transfer material are sufficient. Transfer material being of a variety of consisteneies, a quality should be selected which does not smut readily and which is not'too soft, order to obtain the best practical results. By coating the under faces of the leaves y transfer material .in spots, as distinguished from over all, sufficient adherence for operatively retaining registration is obtained, and yet, because of the area of the spot being restricted in size, the adherence is not so great as to revent relief of the adhering effect 'and re ative movement, by the feeding and registering mechanism of the machine, be-

immediately coaet with said mechanism.

For faeilitatinfr the manifolding set from van adjacent set, the fold lines 1, 2 and 3 are weakened, as by being perforated, and it will be noted that the spots hereinbefore referred to occur on one or more leaves of each manifolding set, so that when any-set is torn off, even after inseription in the machine, it is still in a condition for subsequent manifold inscription within the spotted area.

In order to facilitate the advance of the manifolding sets through the machine, the

under or outer face 13 of the lowermost leaf of each of the manifolding sets' is left clean and unspotted, so as to move smoothly over the platen of the machine without substantial adherence thereto and so as to avoid soiling the laten and impairment of subseuent recor s. Not only arethe lowermost aces of the manifolding sets clean, but the upper, or outer, faces are also clean, the ransfer material being confined to between the leaves, so that the three associated leaves or the three associated strips may readily be handled without soiling the fingers with the carbon transfer material. Furthermore the spotted leaves may also be readily handled with the separation ,of one.

Without soiling the fingers because the spots 4 of transfer material cover but a portion of the area of the leaves, thereby leaving a large and clean margin on each leaf. The

arrangement whereby either the connected' leaves forming the strips or the leaves of the I separate sets may readily be handled without soiling the fingers, is of much value even aside from the adhering feature of the transfer material. Hence, viewed in this aspect, the invention contemplates the use of .transfer material independent of its adhering quality.

In practice each of the several strips is provided with a longitudinal series of the similar printed forms l0, these forms being pertinent to the transaction of which record is to be made.

An ordinary bill form has been illustrated.

The strips are then folded and assembled in the manner hereinbcfore described and as more particularly appears diagrammatically in Fig. l, to form a flat pad as diagrammatically illustrated in Fig.

3. The topmost set of leaves of this pad set in the pad are originally disposed in suc manner that the forms and apertures thereof are in as close registry as possible. The

close association of' the interfolded strips in 1 the pad tends to maintain this registry, and when the sets are drawn from the pad the associated lbends of the strips also tend to maintain the registry and to restrain relative movement between the advancing leaves of a manifolding set. The spots of adhesive tend to restrain relatransfer material also tive movement between the leaves and at the same time provide areas in each-set whereon manifolding inscription may be effected. Should manifold inscription -be desired in unspotted areas on the leaves, the separate carbon transfer leaves of the machine may be utilized for the purpose. After inscription inthe machine, Whether by hand or by instrumentalities which may be provided in the machine, the inscribed set may be severed from the next succeeding set along the weakened lines 'intermediate the two sets. Manifolding inscription may be `made on this torn-off set Within the spotted area and without the use of additional transfer leaves. Furthermore it will be noted that the spotted areas are illustrated as longitudinally in line with the form registering apertures?P i machine, preparatory being torn off. In

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this wise, l'iould the adherence due to the4 spots have lbeen overcome by the machine-in its operation ofl registering the set, the subsequent pressure of the feed vmechanismtends to restore the adherin electmat the spots, so that the leaves of t etorn off setinay again be caused to adhere at the spotted areas. Subsequent manifold inscription of the torn set may then be made with the leaves in registry asvbefore.

Since certain. hanges maybe made'in the above article` and diierentembodiments of ythe invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, -itisgintended that all matter contained 'in theabove de scription or shown"` the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted ,asY illustrative and not in a limiting sense. n

Having described Y my invention ,what claim as new and` 'desire'tosecure yby Lgettersl two relative y suV rposed *record l`strips folded zig-zag, the olds-of one interengaged`4 with those of the otherfsoy as-to provide",` superposed manifolding sets of superposed'i leaves connected endtoend,each'strin havi ing a longitudinal series of printed forms and .ay series of form-registeringapertures" in xed relationto said forms, respectively, one of theleaves ofeachfofs'aid 'sets having an adhesivespot of transfer material in adhesive `contact with the, face-of the other leaf of: the set, the outer face of. each Aof thetwo strips beingunspotted. "l

ina-' ces, said, ad including, in eombination,

leaves connected end-to-end, each strip hav` ing a longitudinal series of printedA forms 45 anda seriesof form-registering apertures in fixed relation to said forms, respectively,one

of the leaves of eachof said sets having a relativelysmall spot lof trans-fer materia vin contact with the faceof the other V,leaf of 5@ the set, said spot covering a portion only of such leaf, the remainder of such leaf being`v v uncoated and said spots being -in lo tudinal alignment with said apertures. 3. A sup twof relatively su rposed "f record strips in fixed' relation to'said' forms, respectively,

one 'of leaves of eachofsaid sets having 55 a relativelygsmall adhesive spot of transfer material 'in adhesive contact with the face lof .the otherleaf of fthe set, said spot coveringa' portiony only o fsuch leaf, the remainder of such leaf being uncoated, and 7 said spots being in longitudinal[alignmentv with'said apertures.

44A `supply oadfor inanifcldingfiniao chines,r'said pad including, in combination, two separate record strips folded zig-zag, 75

the folds vof one interengaged with those of the other so as to provide superposed sets of -superposed leaves connected end-to-end, each n strip having a longitudinal series of printed if,

y v ply pad for manifolding ma 55 chinas, said pad including, in combination,

y chilies, said ad including, y'in.einnbinatiom' vforms, successive sets of superposed' leaves 29 -liaving,,,between the leaves thereof, an isc# lated spotof'ftransfer'xmaterial y of an a.. A- supply-f psd for manifidisg ma two relativey L adherent-character. J i Y SlldpgsedrecordY-f-stripsl v Y, i e v folded zigzag, thel ol f'one-zinteren ged-f.;-` Ing'testirnonypwhereof I axvmy signalair'e.`

with those of the other .so v'as to provi e sus perposed manifolding of' superposed WALTERGREIG. l 

